Press Council of India releases report on Media Scenario in JK

Posted on Monday, October 9th, 2017 by Online Editor

Srinagar, Oct 09 (Only Kashmir): The Press Council of India (PCI) Monday approved the report of the Sub-Committee on media and media scenario in Jammu and Kashmir at the full Council convened here today. The report was released at a Press Conference addressed by the PCI Chairman Justice C K Prasad at the Media Complex here this evening.
This is for the first time in recent history that the PCI held its full council meeting in Srinagar.
The meeting was chaired by PCI Chairman Justice C K Prasad. The PCI Members who attended today’s meeting include Mr S N Sinha, (President, Indian Journalists Union), Mr Prakash Dubey (Group Editor Dainik Bhaskar), Mr Prabhat Kumar, Mr Apoorbha Kumar, Mr Bipin Newar, Mr Rajiv Ranjan Nag, Mr K D Chandola, Dr Suman Gupta, Dr K Sreenivasrao, Mr C K Nayak, Mr Prajanand Chaudhri, Mr Sondeep Shankar, Mr K Amarnath and Mr Gurinder Singh.
Ms Vibha Bhargava, Secretary PCI, Ms Poonam Sibal, Deputy Secretary PCI and other PCI officials were also present at the meeting.
Pertinently, a 3-Member PCI Sub-Committee headed by Mr S N Sinha visited Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh earlier this year to discuss the issues facing the media in the State.
Following the extensive visit of the PCI Sub-Committee to all the regions of the State and wide-ranging deliberations with the stakeholders, the full Council is now convening its annual meeting in Srinagar to dwell on detail on the issues confronting the media.
This will be the last full council meeting of the present Press Council before the new Council is constituted towards the end of this year.
The PCI also appreciated the decision of J&K Government for forming a Media Advisory Committee (MAC) following the recommendations of the PCI Sub-Committee to look into the issues confronting the media in the State.
In its last sitting in Srinagar today, the Council adjudicated 17 complaints filed by the Press and 27 cases against the Press and inter-alia adopted the Report of the Sub-Committee to examine the Report of Interlocutors on Media and Media Scenario in Jammu & Kashmir. It appreciated the decision of J&K Government for forming a Media Advisory Committee (MAC) following the recommendations of the PCI.